Monday, November 26, 2012
Light strands can be dropped off at two locations in the village.
The Village of Buffalo Grove is again participating in The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County's holiday light recycling program. Broken or unwanted strings of holiday lights and extension cords can be brought to the Buffalo Grove Police Department or Village Hall through Feb. 28. Elgin Recycling will process the material. Lights and extension cords can be dropped off at Village Hall weekdays between 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or at the Buffalo Grove Police Department 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Citizens are invited to attend an informational meeting Wednesday afternoon in Buffalo Grove.
Community members will have a second opportunity to learn about the March 20 electricity aggregation referendum on Wednesday, when a public meeting will be held at 2 p.m. at Buffalo Grove's Village Hall. Voters in Buffalo Grove, Palatine, Arlington Heights, Long Grove, Lincolnshire, Vernon Hills and Wheeling will be asked on the primary election ballot whether residents of those towns should have an alternative to ComEd. Their responses will determine whether each community seeks competitive pricing bids for electrical services. About 45 citizens attended the first informational meeting, held last week in Arlington Heights, Ghida Neukirch, Buffalo Grove's deputy village manager said. A final meeting will take place at 7 p.m. March 8 at the…
Saturday, November 19, 2011
A look at upcoming meetings and events at Village Hall.
Buffalo Grove Village Hall at your fingertips.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Footage from Village Board meetings since May will be posted on Buffalo Grove's website this fall. Staff will attempt to place previous videos there, too.
Videos of Buffalo Grove Village Board meetings soon will be available again on the village’s website. The village last week approved an agreement with a new videographer, who will record meetings and prepare them for web posting. Videos of meetings, which typically are available on the village’s site, have been unavailable for the past few months, following the death of the owner of Take One Video. Meetings since have been taped by Magic Dreams Productions, and have continued to be viewable on the village’s local access cable channel. Links to past videos on the village’s site remain unavailable because they were hosted on a site that was owned by Take One Video, Village Manager Dane Bragg said. When the company’s sole proprietor died, …
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Trustees, citing safety concerns, delayed action this week on a proposal to bring a recreational trampoline business to the village.
The owner of a recreational trampoline business who hopes to open a location in Buffalo Grove didn’t exactly receive a springboard into the village this week. Village trustees discussed for about an hour on Monday a proposal by Xtreme Trampolines to open a facility at 900 Busch Parkway. After much conversation among the officials and testimonies from the petitioner, residents and a slew of gymnastics professionals who expressed concerns about potential injuries, the board postponed voting on the proposal, instead asking its owner to return with plans for heightened safety. The discussion followed a 6-2 vote against the business by the village’s Plan Commission, which cited concerns about patrons’ safety. Trustees Beverly Sussman and Andrew…
